Seeds
Cucumber Straight Eight This older, open pollinated variety is still around because it is simply a great variety. The Straight Eight is quite productive and is very vigorous. The cylindrical. very straight cucumbers are about 8 inches long. /p>Plant in the spring after the last average frost date. Do not plant late as hot temps may preclude good flowering. Cucumbers prefer light, rich, well drained fertile soil with lots of organic matter. Do not let cucumbers get too big because the vines stop producing if over mature cucumbers stay on the vine.
A Gaggle Of Gourds The Gaggle of Gourds, 'Lagenaria siceraria', is an assortment of hard shelled gourds that creative crafters will love. Once cured, hard shelled gourds will last indefinitely and can be painted, carved, cut or drilled to make birdhouses, bowls, planters and hundreds of other craft projects. For thousands of years, gourds have been grown to used as utensils, storage containers, musical instruments, and ornamental objects. Gourds are very frost sensitive. The soils should be well drained and very rich in organic matter.
A Real Shady Blend If you have high, filtered shade from trees or an area that gets direct sun for only a few hours a day, this shady blend of flowers will provide color and interest with as little as four hours of sun. )In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. This mix covers approximately 200 square feet.
Drop Dead Red Sunflowers This designer mixture of pollenless, long lasting, cut-flower quality sunflowers features a range of reds from soft autumnal hues to bicolor to deep, dark burgundy tones. A bouquet or border of these stunners will stop your visitors in their tracks. Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and bloom for an extended period from mid-summer to fall. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil.
Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers Florists favor these mid-sized, pollen-less, F1 hybrids for mixed bouquets. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Perennial Bloom They provide an enormous array of colors, shapes, textures and bloom times, year after year. This mix of nineteen varieties includes flowers from subtle to showy. Maintenance usually involves deadheading, yearly cleanup, some fertilizing, and watering as needed. In cool climates plant in the spring, 3 to 6 weeks before the last average frost date. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March.
Terrific Trailing Baskets These seven varieties are a fabulous mix of color, form and texture. Terrific Trailers will provide a waterfall of floral delight that will show off all summer. This packet contains in excess of 15,000 seeds, so go for it! Plant 1 to 2 weeks before the average last frost.
Dried Delights The Flowers, Dried Delights, will help you enjoy bouquets from your garden year-round when you grow these flowers. This mix covers approximately 40 square feet.
Grandmothers Cutflower Grd They have a wonderful range of colors, shapes and textures to enliven a whole season's worth of bouquets. Even if your grandmother didn't have a green thumb, this mix will evoke images of a simpler, less hurried time in which she lived. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Sweet Baby Blue In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Short Meadow In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date.
Xeriscape Extreme Soil should be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Bring Home The Butterflies Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Hummingbird Haven In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks after the last average frost date.
